Columbia University Athletics

2023: Did not see action.

2022: Did not see action.
 
2021: Did not see any action as a sophomore defensive lineman … Contributed on the scout team.
 
2020: Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2020 graduate of Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon, where he played four years of varsity football for Head Coach Josh Line … Second Team All-State selection as a defensive lineman … Named the Oregon Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Two-time First Team All-Southwest Conference selection as a defensive lineman and offensive lineman … Named team Most Valuable Player as a senior … Served as team captain as a senior … Also earned Honorable Mention All-State honors as an offensive lineman following his junior season … Registered 74 tackles, including 18 tackles for loss, eight sacks, intercepted one pass and blocked two field goals during senior season … Led the Irish to two Southwest Conference football championships in 2018 and 2019 … Led the Irish to a state runner-up finish as a junior … Earned a total of seven varsity letters … Also played three years of varsity lacrosse … Led the Irish to three league championships in lacrosse (2017, 2018 and 2019) … Two-time Second Team All-Southwest Conference selection in lacrosse … Named team Defensive Player of the Year as a junior … Four-year Scholar-Athlete … National Honor Society member … Involved in a variety of community service activities including Special Needs Football Camp, Sheldon Youth Lacrosse Camp, Lane County Blood Drive, Food for Lane County, and a First Baptist Church of Eugene Mission to Mexico Trip.
 
PERSONAL: Born Taylor Johnson on March 1, 2002 in Springfield, Oregon … Son of Sheldon and Christy Johnson of Eugene, Oregon … Has two brothers: Cameron and Carter … Both of his parents graduated from the University of Oregon … Grandfather Tim Terry played basketball at Westmont College … Nickname is TJ … Hobbies and interests including fishing, hunting, spike ball and floating on the river … Role model is his father, who is a very strong but kind man … Favorite sports memory: intercepting a pass against West Salem during his senior year … Favorite sports figure: Tim Tebow … One word that describes him: tenacious … Would not have made it Columbia with his high school coach Josh Line and defensive line coach Mark Schmidt, who are both mentors and have an impact on his life … Notable individuals who attended his high school: NASA astronaut James Dutton, Jr., and NFL quarterbacks Justin Herbert and Chris Miller … Chose Columbia to get the best education possible while also being able to play the sport he loves … Favorite things about Columbia are the coaches, facilities, people, diversity, academics, and networking opportunities … Became interested in Columbia after he met Assistant Coach Andrae Murphy at Cal Berkeley’s football camp … Chose Columbia over offers from Georgetown, Brown, Idaho State, Oregon, and Carroll College … Enrolled at Columbia College.